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Near Misses
1997 XF11, Asteroid 2002 NT7 Under Watch, Odds of Impact Dec, Asteroid On Collision Course With Earth, Caveat Impactor, Doomsday Asteroid
Observatories
Catalina Sky Survey, Goodricke-Pigott Observatory, LONEOS, The Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object S, Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT), The LINEAR Program
Arcetri Near Earth Object Precovery Program (ANEOP
A search for NEO images in existing photographic plate archives. Archives used, procedures, personnel involved, sample images.
Asteroid 1937 UB Hermes
Efforts on 1937 UB "Hermes", a long-lost Apollo asteroid, rediscovered in 2003, now numbered (69230) Hermes.
Asteroids and Comets
Basic information about near Earth asteroids and the hazard they pose to Earth. Asteroid origins, potentially hazardous asteroids, Earth crossing asteroids, Torino impact scale.
DLR-Archenhold Near Earth Objects Precovery Survey
A project to search photographic plate archives for images of known NEOs. Procedures used, team members, images and measurements of successful precoveries.
Dynamics of Small Bodies
Offers essays by a university teacher on near Earth object with unusual orbits, such as 3753 Cruithne, 2002 AA29, hypothetical Earth trojans and quasi-satellites.
Earth and Asteroids
Short discussion of Yucatan and Tunguska impact events and current asteroid search programs.
Earth Satellites for Asteroid Hunters
Data and software useful for identifying artificial satellites which might be mistaken for unknown near-Earth asteroids.
FMO Project
A public program offered by the University of Arizona's Spacewatch Project. Volunteers review images to help find NEOs that the computers miss.
IAU / Near Earth Objects
Summary of research on near Earth objects, activities of the International Astronomical Union's Working Group on Near Earth Objects (WGNEO).
JPL Near-Earth Object Program
NASA NEO Program Office at JPL. Overview, press releases, FAQ, 3D orbit viewer. Research information and statistics, including risk calculations for possible collisions with Earth.
NEO Information Centre
Virtual exhibition and online activities on the nature of NEOs and the hazard they pose, what efforts are being made to detect NEOs and avert collisions.
NeoDys, Near Earth Objects - Dynamic Site
Searchable database of near Earth asteroids, risk calculations for possible collisions with Earth, orbit calculation software.
Ondrejov NEO Program
Activities at Ondrejov Observatory, Czech Republic, for photometry and astrometry of NEOs. Project news, binary near Earth asteroids, people involved, lists of light curve parameters.
Planetary Society's Near Earth Objects Page
NEO overview, projects, details on selected objects, space missions, news, Gene Shoemaker grant fund.
Spaceguard Central Node
International organization concerned with near Earth objects. Background information on NEOs, technical information for researchers, "Tumbling Stone" newsletter.
Spaceguard Foundation e.V.
German organization promoting NEO research. News, links, organization aims, history, current activities.
Toutatis
Ephmeris and data on 4179 Toutatis, including close approaches and animations.
Tricky Science of Predicting Asteroid Collisions
Christian Science Monitor article examining asteroid collision science.
Understanding the Distribution of Near Earth Objec
Technical paper describing sources and orbital evolution of near Earth objects, and implications for NEO search efforts.
Wikipedia: Near-Earth object
Encyclopedia article covers collision danger, spacecraft access, efforts to catalog NEOs, classifications, impact hazard scales.